Mycenaean Pottery Spouted Stirrup Jar w/ Banded Motif
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Ancient Greece, Mycenaean Period, Late Helladic II to Late Helladic IIIB period, ca. 1450 to 1200 BCE. An attractive, wheel-thrown pottery jar with a carinated circular body resting atop a squat, slightly flared foot. The gently sloped shoulder is surmounted by a stirrup-shaped handle centered with a false spout, and a functioning, spindle-shaped spout protrudes from the front. Several bands of dark-brown pigment course across the cream-hued ground and create a lovely bi-chrome presentation. Size: 4.5" Diameter x 4.4" H (11.4 cm x 11.2 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s
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#164074
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#164074
Condition
Nicks, chips, and encrustations to foot, body, handle, and spout, with light fading to pigmentation, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation of pigment. Old inventory labels beneath foot.
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Mycenaean Pottery Spouted Stirrup Jar w/ Banded Motif
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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